Purpose: Designed to educate and inform students about our American history. This course will pick up from the end of the Civil War and end on present day issues. We will be covering important events around the world and America’s involvement since 1865.
Outline:
I. Civil War Reconstruction II. Big Business III. Immigration IV. The Great War V. The Roaring Twenties VI. The Great Depression VII. World War II VIII. Civil Rights Movement IX. The Cold War X. Vietnam and Korean War XI. Present Day Issues
Book: Through the Course of Human Events text will be issued to you at the beginning of the semester. You are required to bring it each day to class unless otherwise noted.
Projects:
Research Project: We will be doing a research project that will cover a key event or person in American history. It will be a 3-5 paged typed paper. You will be given class time and time in the library to work on your projects.
Become the teacher: A group of students will be selected to represent a certain event or period of time that they will research. They will then present the information to the class using PowerPoint or an overhead.
Political Cartoons: We will use political cartoons to illustrate events and people in American history. Class time and materials will be provided. These will be done in groups and individually.
Welcome To Mr. Musser's US History II Page. Here you will find everything related to our class.
Check out these links:
How the Other Half LivesSlide show of the Great Depression
Great Depression Survivor Stories
Surviving the Dust Bowl
FDR Speech after Pearl Harbor
Current Recession Data
SAS Cirriculum Pathways
FDR Speech After Pearl Harbor
Click the link below to see a podcast of the three causes of the great depression.
Podcast of The Great Depression
Below is a copy of our syllabus.
American History
Purpose:
Designed to educate and inform students about our American history. This course will pick up from the end of the Civil War and end on present day issues. We will be covering important events around the world and America’s involvement since 1865.
Outline:
I. Civil War Reconstruction
II. Big Business
III. Immigration
IV. The Great War
V. The Roaring Twenties
VI. The Great Depression
VII. World War II
VIII. Civil Rights Movement
IX. The Cold War
X. Vietnam and Korean War
XI. Present Day Issues
Book:
Through the Course of Human Events text will be issued to you at the beginning of the semester. You are required to bring it each day to class unless otherwise noted.
Projects:
Research Project:
We will be doing a research project that will cover a key event or person in American history. It will be a 3-5 paged typed paper. You will be given class time and time in the library to work on your projects.
Become the teacher:
A group of students will be selected to represent a certain event or period of time that they will research. They will then present the information to the class using PowerPoint or an overhead.
Political Cartoons:
We will use political cartoons to illustrate events and people in American history. Class time and materials will be provided. These will be done in groups and individually.